Surrogates to claim victory and try to control the narrative. How has the president been preparing for the debate, kaitlin . Reporter maybe not as much as somebody would expect. The president has only done sporadic question and answer sessions, were told, brianna, over the past several weeks. He was doing it sunday and yesterday. Chris christi has been helping the president with his preparation leave the white house a few hours ago. Before he leaves the white house hes getting in a lastminute session. Before a debate like this, which the president even did in 2016 with Chris Christi playing Hillary Clinton, where you have someone stand in as your opponent. The president was pretty resistant to that idea even though advisers tried to get him to do so. They did those q a sessions. The president seems to feel hes best when hes off the cuff and takes questions every day. Efeels thats the best preparati preparation. One thing he will be asked about tonight, brianna is that New York Times in